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1WCR is acquiring the line from WGCR as part 

of a transaction whereby newly created noncarrier 

subsidiaries of RailAmerica Transportation Corp., 

are acquiring the assets of certain subsidiaries of 

Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc. 

point with CSX Transportation, Inc., in 

Georgiana, Ala., and milepost 581.3 at 

Andalusia, Ala. Additionally, TNRW 

will be assigned TNHR’s agreement with 

Andalusia & Conecuh Railroad 

Company, which was assigned to TNHR 

by the Alabama & Florida Railway 

Company, to lease and operate a rail 

line between milepost S428+4706 feet 

and milepost S425+5170 feet in 

Andalusia. 

This transaction is related to 3 

concurrently filed verified notices of 

exemption, as follows: Docket No. FD 

35486, RailAmerica, Inc., Palm Beach 

Holdings, Inc., RailAmerica 

Transportation Corp., RailTex, Inc., 

Fortress Investment Group, LLC, and RR 

Acquisition Holding, LLC—Continuance 

in Control Exemption—Conecuh Valley 

Railway, LLC, Three Notch Railway, 

LLC, and Wiregrass Central Railway, 

LLC, in which RailAmerica and its 

subsidiaries seek to continue in control 

of TNRW, Conecuh Valley Railway, 

LLC, and Wiregrass Central Railway, 

LLC, upon those noncarriers’ becoming 

Class III rail carriers; Docket No. FD 

35487, Conecuh Valley Railway, LLC— 

Acquisition and Operation Exemption— 

Conecuh Valley Railroad Co., Inc., 

wherein Conecuh Valley Railway, LLC 

seeks to acquire and operate 

approximately 15.04 miles of rail line 

between milepost 374.96 at or near 

Troy, and the end of the line at 

approximately milepost 390.00 at or 

near Goshen, in Pike County, Ala.; and 

Docket No. FD 35489, Wiregrass Central 

Railway, LLC—Acquisition and 

Operation Exemption—Wiregrass 

Central Railroad Company, Inc., 

wherein Wiregrass Central Railway, LLC 

seeks to acquire and operate 

approximately 21.2 miles of rail line 

between milepost 800.00 at Waterford 

and milepost 821.2 near Newton, in 

Coffee and Dale Counties, Ala. 

The parties intend to consummate the 

transaction on or after May 8, 2011. 

TNRW certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier 

and will not exceed $5 million. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions to stay must be 

filed no later than April 29, 2011 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35488, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on Louis E. Gitomer, 600 

Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD 

21204. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 18, 2011. 

By the Board. 

Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9785 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35489] 

Wiregrass Central Railway, LLC— 

Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Wiregrass Central 

Railroad Company, Inc. 

Wiregrass Central Railway, LLC 

(WCR), a noncarrier, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption under 49 CFR 

1150.31 to acquire from Wiregrass 

Central Railroad Company, Inc. 

(WGCR), and to operate approximately 

21.2 miles of rail line between milepost 

800.00 at Waterford and milepost 821.2 

near Newton, in Coffee and Dale 

Counties, Ala.1

This transaction is related to 3 

concurrently filed verified notices of 

exemption, as follows: Docket No. FD 

35486, RailAmerica, Inc., Palm Beach 

Holdings, Inc., RailAmerica 

Transportation Corp., RailTex, Inc., 

Fortress Investment Group, LLC, and RR 

Acquisition Holding, LLC—Continuance 

in Control Exemption—Conecuh Valley 

Railway, LLC, Three Notch Railway, 

LLC, and Wiregrass Central Railway, 

LLC, in which RailAmerica and its 

subsidiaries seek to continue in control 

of WCR, Conecuh Valley Railway, LLC, 

and Three Notch Railway, LLC, upon 

the noncarriers’ becoming Class III rail 

carriers; Docket No. FD 35487, Conecuh 

Valley Railway, LLC—Acquisition and 

Operation Exemption—Conecuh Valley 

Railroad Co., Inc., wherein Conecuh 

Valley Railway, LLC seeks to acquire 

and operate approximately 15.04 miles 

of rail line between milepost 374.96 at 

or near Troy, and the end of the line at 

approximately milepost 390.00 at or 

near Goshen, in Pike County, Ala.; and 

Docket No. FD 35488, Three Notch 

Railway, LLC—Acquisition and 

Operation Exemption—Three Notch 

Railroad Co., Inc., wherein Three Notch 

Railway, LLC seeks to acquire and 

operate approximately 34 miles of rail 

line extending approximately between 

right-of-way station 22+57 at the 

interchange point with CSX 

Transportation, Inc., in Georgiana, Ala., 

and milepost 581.3 at Andalusia, Ala. 

The parties intend to consummate the 

transaction on or after May 8, 2011. 

WCR certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier 

and will not exceed $5 million. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions to stay must be 

filed no later than April 29, 2011 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35489, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on Louis E. Gitomer, 600 

Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD 

21204. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 18, 2011. 

By the Board. 

Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9832 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35487] 

Conecuh Valley Railway, LLC— 

Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Conecuh Valley Railroad 

Co., Inc. 

Conecuh Valley Railway, LLC (CVR), 

a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice 

of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 

acquire from Conecuh Valley Railroad 

Co., Inc. (COEH), and to operate 

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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 78 / Friday, April 22, 2011 / Notices 22747 

1CVR is acquiring the line from COEH as part of 

a transaction whereby newly created noncarrier 

subsidiaries of RailAmerica Transportation Corp., 

are acquiring the rail assets of certain subsidiaries 

of Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc. 

2TNRW will also be assigned the selling carrier’s 

agreement with the Andalusia & Conecuh Valley 

Railroad Company to lease and operate a rail line 

at Andalusia. 

1RailAmerica controls the following Class III 

railroads: Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway, LLC, 

Arizona & California Railroad Company, Bauxite & 

Northern Railway Company, California Northern 

Railroad Company, Cascade and Columbia River 

Railroad Company, Central Oregon & Pacific 

Railroad, Inc., The Central Railroad Company of 

Indiana, Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis, 

Connecticut Southern Railroad, Inc., Dallas, 

Garland & Northeastern Railroad, Inc., Delphos 

Terminal Railroad Company, Inc., Eastern Alabama 

Railway, LLC, Huron & Eastern Railway Company, 

Inc., Indiana & Ohio Railway Company, Indiana 

Southern Railroad, LLC, Kiamichi Railroad 

Company, LLC, Kyle Railroad Company, The 

Massena Terminal Railroad Company, MidMichigan Railroad, Inc., Missouri & Northern 

Arkansas Railroad Company, Inc., New England 

Central Railroad, Inc., North Carolina & Virginia 

Railroad Company, LLC, Otter Tail Valley Railroad 

Company, Inc., Point Comfort & Northern Railway 

Company, Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad, 

Rockdale, Sandow & Southern Railroad Company, 

San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad Company, 

Inc., San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co., South 

Carolina Central Railroad Company, LLC, Toledo, 

Peoria & Western Railway Corporation, and Ventura 

County Railroad Corp. 

2RailAmerica et al., through RTC, owns 100 

percent of CVR, TNRW, and WCR. 

3TNRW will also be assigned the selling carrier’s 

agreement with Andalusia & Conecuh Railroad 

Company to lease and operate a rail line in 

Andalusia. 

4 G&O is the corporate parent of COEH, TNHR, 

and WGCR. 

approximately 15.04 miles of rail line 

between milepost 374.96 at or near 

Troy, and the end of the line at 

approximately milepost 390.00 at or 

near Goshen, in Pike County, Ala.1

This transaction is related to 3 

concurrently filed verified notices of 

exemption, as follows: Docket No. FD 

35486, RailAmerica, Inc., Palm Beach 

Holdings, Inc., RailAmerica 

Transportation Corp., RailTex, Inc., 

Fortress Investment Group, LLC, and RR 

Acquisition Holding, LLC—Continuance 

in Control Exemption—Conecuh Valley 

Railway, LLC, Three Notch Railway, 

LLC, and Wiregrass Central Railway, 

LLC, in which RailAmerica and its 

subsidiaries seek to continue in control 

of CVR, Three Notch Railway, LLC, and 

Wiregrass Central Railway, LLC, upon 

those noncarriers’ becoming Class III 

rail carriers; Docket No. FD 35488, 

Three Notch Railway, LLC—Acquisition 

and Operation Exemption—Three 

Notch Railroad Co., Inc., wherein Three 

Notch Railway, LLC (TNRW) seeks to 

acquire and operate approximately 34 

miles of rail line extending between 

approximately right-of-way station 

22+57 at the interchange point with 

CSX Transportation, Inc., in Georgiana, 

Ala., and milepost 581.3 at Andalusia, 

Ala.;2 and Docket No. FD 35489, 

Wiregrass Central Railway, LLC— 

Acquisition and Operation Exemption— 

Wiregrass Central Railroad Company, 

Inc., wherein Wiregrass Central 

Railway, LLC seeks to acquire and 

operate approximately 21.2 miles of rail 

line between milepost 800.00 at 

Waterford and milepost 821.2 near 

Newton, in Coffee and Dale Counties, 

Ala. 

The parties intend to consummate the 

transaction on or after May 8, 2011. 

CVR certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not exceed those that would qualify 

it as a Class III rail carrier and will not 

exceed $5 million. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions to stay must be 

filed no later than April 29, 2011 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35487, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on Louis E. Gitomer, 600 

Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD 

21204. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 18, 2011. 

By the Board. 

Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9813 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35486] 

RailAmerica, Inc., Palm Beach 

Holdings, Inc., RailAmerica 

Transportation Corp., RailTex, Inc., 

Fortress Investment Group, LLC, and 

RR Acquisition Holding, LLC— 

Continuance in Control Exemption— 

Conecuh Valley Railway, LLC, Three 

Notch Railway, LLC, and Wiregrass 

Central Railway, LLC 

RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica),1

Palm Beach Holdings, Inc. (Palm 

Beach), RailAmerica Transportation 

Corp. (RTC), RailTex, Inc. (RailTex), 

Fortress Investment Group, LLC 

(Fortress), and RR Acquisition Holding, 

LLC (RR Acquisition) (collectively, 

RailAmerica, et al.), have filed a verified 

notice of exemption to continue in 

control, through RTC, of Conecuh 

Valley Railway, LLC (CVR), Three Notch 

Railway, LLC (TNRW), and Wiregrass 

Central Railway, LLC (WCR) upon those 

noncarriers’ becoming Class III rail 

carriers.2

This transaction is related to 3 

concurrently filed verified notices of 

exemption, as follows: Docket No. FD 

35487, Conecuh Valley Railway, LLC— 

Acquisition and Operation Exemption— 

Conecuh Valley Railroad Co., Inc., 

wherein CVR seeks to acquire and 

operate approximately 15.04 miles of 

rail line between milepost 374.96 at or 

near Troy, and the end of the line at 

approximately milepost 390.00 at or 

near Goshen, in Pike County, Ala.; 

Docket No. FD 35488, Three Notch 

Railway, LLC— Acquisition and 

Operation Exemption—Three Notch 

Railroad Co., Inc., wherein TNRW seeks 

to acquire and operate approximately 

34 miles of rail line extending between 

approximately right-of-way station 

22+57 at the interchange point with 

CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), in 

Georgiana, Ala., and milepost 581.3 at 

Andalusia, Ala.; 3 and Docket No. FD 

35489, Wiregrass Central Railway, 

LLC—Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Wiregrass Central Railroad 

Company, Inc., wherein WCR seeks to 

acquire and operate approximately 

21.2 miles of rail line between milepost 

800.00 at Waterford and milepost 821.2 

near Newton, in Coffee and Dale 

Counties, Ala. 

The parties intend to consummate the 

transaction on or after May 8, 2011. 

RailAmerica et al., entered into an 

Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 

8, 2011, with Conecuh Valley Railroad 

Co., Inc. (COEH), Three Notch Railroad 

Co., Inc. (TNHR), Wiregrass Central 

Railroad Company, Inc. (WGCR), and 

Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc. (G&O),4 to 

acquire substantially all of the assets of 

COEH, TNHR, and WGCR. 

Fortress’s noncarrier affiliate, RR 

Acquisition, currently owns 55% of the 

publicly traded shares of, and controls, 

noncarrier RailAmerica. The latter 

directly controls noncarrier Palm Beach, 

which directly controls RTC. Further, 

Fortress, on behalf of certain other 

equity funds managed by it and its 

affiliates, directly controls noncarrier 

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